10-Key Calculator - CABT 102
Instructor: Larissa Printzian
CABT Staff Desk, CTC, rm. 1400 Aptos Campus
Watsonville Campus CTC, rm. A310
Instructor e-mail address:
Syllabus/Course Description
Spring 2016
(831) 479-6277
(831) 786-4703
cabt@cabrillo.edu
Course Description
CABT 102 - 10-Key Calculator is a one-unit course covering the 10-key touch system using electronic
calculators to solve typical business problems and applications. It is a self-paced course with no
regular class meetings; you are responsible for completing lessons using the textbook and calculator.
Expect to spend about 3 hours 10 minutes a week, completing at least one lesson per week.
Recommended preparation is eligibility for Math 154 or good arithmetic skills. Check your email often
for updates (the same email address associated with your Cabrillo College enrollment); begin early in
the semester and demonstrate regular progress. If you feel that you have special needs, please
contact the Accessibility Support Center (ASC) early in the semester at 479-6379.
Getting Signed Up for Classes
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Get an add code, if needed, from the CABT desk in the CTC, and log in to WebAdvisor to enroll.
Optional: Purchase the textbook Solving Business Problems Using a Calculator, 6th Edition, 2003,
by Polisky and Meehan, Glencoe McGraw-Hill. Several copies are available for check-out with your
Cabrillo library card at the Computer Technology Center front desk, for use in the CTC only.
Where to Do the Work: Calculators are available in the Computer Technology Centers (Aptos campus
building 1400 or Watsonville Campus room A310), or you may work on your own calculator at home
(it must have a full-size keyboard, printing tape, memory keys and display at least 6 decimal places).
You must appear in person for an orientation, to check answers, and to do your tests and exams.
Learning Outcomes
Solve typical business problems accurately and effectively with the 10-key calculator, including use of
memory and other advanced features.
Specific requirements to pass the course: (see Progress Sheet for details)
1. Complete Lessons 1-12 and Practice Tests 1 and 2 in the text. Check your answers from the
answer binder in the CTC. Turn in your tapes and answers.
2. Complete speed and accuracy tests (10 minutes each) with a passing score.
3. Complete a timed midterm and final exam with a passing score. (30 minutes each)
Grades
This class can be taken on the regular grading system (A-F) or on a Pass/NoPass basis. Notify
the instructor by the 5th week of classes if you want the P/NP option. An Incomplete grade can
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be assigned only if you have completed 75% of the course work to passing standards, and an
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illness or emergency prevents you from completing the assignments. Complete at least the
first four lessons by week 11 or you may be dropped from the course. If you wish to receive a
Withdraw (W) grade, it is your responsibility to officially withdraw by the 12th week of the semester.
Everything must be completed BEFORE Finals Week: Thurs., May 12th, 6 pm
CABT 102 Syllabus and Instructions
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CABT 102 - 10-Key Calculator
Instructions and Progress Sheet
Complete Chapters 1 through 12 in the textbook Solving Business Problems Using a Calculator.
Follow the sequence of assignments below.
1. After completing each lesson, enter your answers on the Answer Pages in the back of the text.
Check your answers with the Answer Key (a black 3-ring binder kept near the calculators in the
Computer Technology Center.) Rework the problems you missed and make sure you understand
how to complete each new procedure.
2. Turn in your Answer Pages with your paper tape to the instructor, or put them in the instructor's
box in the Computer Technology Center.
3. Pick Up Your Work in the class folder in the file cabinet. Ask instructor for location. Keep all your
work to show your instructor before exams.
4. Confer with your instructor every two weeks or whenever you have questions.
5. Confer with your instructor and show all your completed work when you are ready to take your
midterm (after Chapter 7/Practice Test 1) and final (after Chapter 12/Practice Test 2).
6. Complete 10-minute Speed and Accuracy tests prior to the exams.
Progress Tests: These "Tests" are located in the back of the book and are not required, simply
recommended for additional practice. The answers are in the book to allow you to check your
accuracy quickly. You may check out a timer or use your watch to time yourself. These tests help to
prepare you for your Speed and Accuracy Tests.
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Assignment
Read the Preface, Keyboard Features in the Introduction of the text.
Do Lesson 1 (Progress Test 1, p. 218, is optional)
Do Lesson 2 (Progress Test 2 is optional)
Do Lesson 3
Do Lesson 4 (Progress Test 3 is optional)
Do Lesson 5 (Progress Test 4 is optional)
Do Lesson 6
Do Lesson 7 (Skip pp. 40-41 on the TI calculator.)
Do Practice Test 1 to prepare for the Midterm
See Instructor to take Speed and Accuracy Test 1 (10 min.) Bring all work.
See Instructor to take the Midterm (30 min.)
Do Lesson 8
Do Lesson 9 (Progress Test 5 is optional)
Do Lesson 10 (Progress Test 6 is optional)
Do Lesson 11 (Progress Test 7 is optional)
Do Lesson 12 (Progress Test 8 is optional; skip pp. 80-81)
Do Practice Test 2
See Instructor to take Speed and Accuracy Test 2 (10 min.) Bring all work.
See Instructor take Final Exam (30 min.)
Speed and Accuracy Tests = 1/3 of grade. Midterm and Final = 2/3 of grade
All work including final exam must be completed BEFORE FINALS WEEK.
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Using the CTC Calculators
Calculator Keys: The keys on the calculators in the CTC are slightly different from those in the
book. Refer to the following list of keys which differ from the book according to the Lesson number.
On Canon
MP11DX
Description
T
*
Press to total your calculation and clear the
calculator.
CE
None – Use
Right Shift
Key (→)
Clears last number entered.
Right Shift (arrow) key will erase the last digit
on the display, if not yet entered into
calculation.
Clear
C
CE/C
Clears the entire pending calculation, not just
the latest entry.
Lesson 2
Subtotal
◊
◊
Displays and prints the subtotal at that
moment. Does not change actual total.
Lesson 4
Add Mode
+
This switch is at the top of the calculator. Set
to + for Lesson 4.
Lesson 6
Round switch
(center top of
calculator)
5/4
When set to 5/4, it automatically rounds
calculation to the number of decimal places
set in the Decimal Selector switch.
Lesson 7
Decimal
Selector
Set to 5
at Ex
44-60
Set to 6
MP11DX does not have a 5 decimal setting.
Set to 6 and round mentally for Exercises 4460.
Lesson 8
Constant
Operator
K
Lesson 9
Continuous
Multiplication
Lesson 11
Memory
Register
M+
M +=
Adds an entry or answer into memory and
prints the number with the symbol M+.
Recall (Total)
Memory
MR,
RM
M*
Totals memory and clears memory register.
Subtotal
Memory
M◊
Subtotals the contents of the memory without
clearing; not used in assignment.
Negative
Memory
M-
M◊
M=
Type of Key
Lesson 1
Total Key
Clear Entry
Lesson 12
Used in
book
5/4
No Constant key; no need to change any
settings, but constant operation will work.
Follow instructions for continuous, rather than
non-continuous multiplication. Note
instructions re: how many decimals to use.
Subtracts an entry or an answer from the
memory total.
MP11DX CALCULATOR Setup Keys
Set the calculator switches as shown for basic setup. In later lessons you will change them.
Decimal Selector
+ 0 2 3 4 6
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Round
F
↑ 5/4 ↓
GT
Off On Rate
Print Item
Off On
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CABT 102 Final Exam Study Guide/ Grading Guidelines
What is covered by the final exam in CABT 102, 10-Key Calculator?
Lesson 8: Constant Multiplication and Division (using the calculator to multiply or divide by the same
number many times, without re-entering that number)
Lesson 9: Continuous Multiplication (multiplying two or more factors, setting decimal correctly based
on number of decimals you are working with in the problem)
Lesson 10: Mixed Operations (dividing and adding or multiplying and subtracting, etc, in the same
problem)
Lesson 11: Accumulative Multiplication (using Memory Register)
Lesson 12: Negative Multiplication (using Memory Register)
How to prepare for the final exam?
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Complete Practice Test 2 (in your textbook after lesson 12). Repeat it as necessary until you
can complete the practice test within 20 minutes (you will have 30 minutes to take the final,
but the final is slightly longer than the practice test). Check your answers in the answer
binder, as you would check the answers for any lesson. Note: The practice test does not
include any mixed operations problems, so review lesson 10 before taking your final.
Review the rules for the required number of decimal places in Lesson 9.
Practice using the memory keys as in lessons 11 and 12.
Factors involved in grading the final exam:
A correct answer is correct on the printed calculator tape, and also written in correctly on the test
sheet.
A correct answer has the correct number of decimal places, based on the following guidelines:
1. Are you working with money? The first few lessons dealt with setting decimal places for
problems involving money. As a general rule, use 2 decimal places when working with money.
2. Did you look for instructions for each section of the exam, to see whether you are instructed
to set your calculator for a certain number of decimal places?
3. If there is no instruction to use a certain number of decimal places, and if you are not working
with money, did you use the rule as demonstrated in Lesson 9 to determine the correct
number of decimal places for continuous multiplication?
Final Points and Grades:
There are 40 problems on the final exam. Each problem is worth 2.5 points.
A grade: No more than 4 incorrect problems (4 incorrect = 90%)
B grade: No more than 8 incorrect problems (8 incorrect = 80%)
C grade: No more than 12 incorrect problems (12 incorrect = 70%)
D grade: No more than 16 incorrect problems (16 incorrect = 60%)
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CABT 102 - 10-Key Calculator
Student Progress/Grade Sheet
FILL THIS OUT AND TURN IT IN TO THE INSTRUCTOR
Name Last ____________________________________ First _______________________________
Street, City, Zip______________________________________________________________________
E-mail Address _______________________________
Phone _____________________________
Cabrillo Student ID# ___________________________ Section:  Aptos  Watsonville  At Home
Instructor: ________________________ Semester___________
Date began_________________
I am taking this for a Certificate/Degree in:  CABT  Accounting  Medical Assisting  Other______________
Date/
Assignment
Score
________ Read the Preface, Keyboard Features in the Introduction of the text.
________ Do Lesson 1 (Progress Test 1, p. 218, is optional)
________ Do Lesson 2 (Progress Test 2 is optional)
________ Do Lesson 3
________ Do Lesson 4 (Progress Test 3 is optional)
________ Do Lesson 5 (Progress Test 4 is optional)
________ Do Lesson 6
________ Do Lesson 7 (Skip pp. 40-41 on the TI calculator.)
________ Do Practice Test 1 to prepare for the Midterm
________ See Instructor to take Speed and Accuracy Test 1 (10 min.) Bring all work.
________ See Instructor to take the Midterm (30 min.)
________ Do Lesson 8
________ Do Lesson 9 (Progress Test 5 is optional)
________ Do Lesson 10 (Progress Test 6 is optional)
________ Do Lesson 11 (Progress Test 7 is optional)
________ Do Lesson 12 (Progress Test 8 is optional; skip pp. 80-81)
________ Do Practice Test 2
________ See Instructor to take Speed and Accuracy Test 2 (10 min.) Bring all work.
________ See Instructor take Final Exam (30 min.)
Speed and Accuracy Tests = 1/3 of grade. Midterm and Final = 2/3 of grade
Grade: _____________________ Instructor: _________________________________________
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